A pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) and three others have been killed by bandits and 39 others abducted at Kuduru, Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), and two communities - Garam and Azu in Niger State.
Kuduru was invaded on Thursday, December 28 and 18 persons were kidnapped. The community shares a boundary with Garam. Also on Friday, December 29, bandits invaded Azu, killed three people and kidnapped eight others.
Last weekend, Garam community which is about five minutes drive from Bwari was attacked and an RCCG pastor was killed, while 13 other persons were kidnapped.
According to The Guardian, a resident of Garam, who identified herself as Mrs. Juliana said the first house the bandits entered, they asked for the house of their target.
She said, “The bandits entered a wrong house, kidnapped two boys who later led them to the house of their target.
“When they got there, they kidnapped the entire family, but while leaving the house, they shot the man (their target), who is a pastor at the Redeemed Christians Church of God in the presence of his wife and their three children.”
It was gathered that when the pastor’s wife realised that she left her six month old baby behind, she sought for permission of the bandits to go carry the baby, and she was followed back to the house by the only female among the bandits.
She added, “When the female bandit ran out of patience, she left the woman, joined the others and went with the other kidnapped persons who were 13 in number.”
The pastor’s wife was said to be a teacher in one of the government secondary schools in Bwari.
According to another eyewitness, the bandits made their way to the house of a military personnel, asking for his rifle and uniform from the wife.
“The wife told them that her husband is on duty. They, however, kidnapped two of his children,” the eye witness said.
In addition, the eyewitness said that 13 persons were kidnapped, while the RCCG pastor’s five year old son that was killed was abandoned by the bandits at the river side due to his inability to cross the river.
The boy was reportedly rescued by the vigilante who went on the trail of the bandits.
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